The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-01
TICKLE HUMAN NATURE.
PUzzLING CASES FOR THE INTER-
STATE COMMISSION.
A White Man Wants to Ride in the

A White Man Wants to Ride in tha
"Jim Crow" Car and a Colored
Brother damages Demanded
by Each-Farmers Want Fair Trial
of the Law.
WASHINGTON, May 31--A complaint has
been received by the Interstate Commerce
Commission from w. H. Council, colored
man, directed against the Western and At
lantic Railroad Company, in which he
AYERS that ON account of his color he was
forcibly elected from flrst-class car, after
having paid for flrst-class ticket He asks
that the commission award him S25,0 200
damages
INTERVIEW WITH COMMISSIONER BRAGG.
An interview with Commissioner Bragg.
in relation to this complaint, is published In
the Star. Mr.. Bragg said 81 know Coun
Gil well. He is one of the brightest and best
of our colored citizens, and he is a staunch
Democrat. He is not man who desires to
put himself forward because of any ambi-
tion to obtain any social equality He is
modest and unassuming, and is a gentle
man. When | was President of the Ala
bama Board of Railroad Commissioners
required the railroads to furnish
passeners who paid first-class fare.
There was a fearful kick, but l stuck
to 1t and enforced the order They have no
right to exact first-class fare from colored
man and then give him fourth-class accom-
dation. The result OF my order was that the
railroads Ind to furnish separate first-class
cars for the first-class colored passengers.
Why, representatives of this very railroad
came up here and endeavored to persuade
the President rot to appoint me on this
commission because had taken a stand in
favor of what l regarded as justice. That.
was the only point they made against me,
but the President did not seem to sympar
thize with them. This complaint Is not
against any Alabama Railroad it Is againsoi
the Georgia Central"
WHITE MANS COMPLAINT.
Perhaps, as a burlesque, or with a view OF
making Councils complaint ridiculous, q.
white citizen of Georgia has forwarded Il
charge that the Georgia Central refused to-
permit him to ride In "Jim Crow car, as
the car set apart for the colored passengers
is called The complaint has not yet beeff'
received, but the Commissioners have been
advised that it is coming. In terms 1t fol-
lows the complaint of Council, alleging that
the complainant paid flrst-class fare and
therefore had right TO ride in any car.
The white citizen complains that he was dis
criminated against because of his color; that
had he been a negro he could have Travelled
in the Jim Crow" car
FOR SUSPENSION OF CLAUSE -FOUR.
The Atlantic aud North Carolina railroad
has filed an application for the suspension
of the fourth section of the law, as far as it
affects Morehead City and Kingston, N. c.,
averring that at both points the water conn
petition will ruin the business unless the
relief sought is granted
FARMERS WANT TT ENFoRCsrD
T. p. Barrett, President of the State
Farmers Alliance, of Minnesota, transmits
long list of requests by the executive
committee Of the alliance, looking to a
vigorous enforcement of the interstate law,
especially that part relating to the
long and short haul. The alliance
takes the ground that such business interests
as can be sustained only by reason of the
suspension of the fourth section ought not
to be sustained at all. 1t is better that the
business Of tho country be left to the natural
law of trade than that few favored per-
sons in certain places should be able to
organize and carry on colossal enterprises
because of their advantages in the use OF
tbs railways of the country.
PITTsBURG IRON MEN wRArHY.
PITTsBURa, May 3l.-The iron and steel
manufacturers of this city will make an ap-
peal to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. from the classification of certain spe-
cialties made by the trunk lines commission
at recent meeting held In New York. The
classification is in the nature of a reduction
on fifth class articles, but did not include
hoops, bands and sheet iron fencing, plain
wires, and axles, springs links and pins.
These articles have heretofore been consid-
cred in the fifth class, and manufacturers
claim that TO not include them in the reduce
tion is gross discrimination.